Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 7.

Strength of Wins

I find this chart to be very interesting every year. How it’s devised is if you beat an FBS opponent you get credit for all their wins over their FBS opponents. week 6 Blog post on October 16th can be found <here> to see the change in records.

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. For example Utah on the Strength of Wins list has faced Michigan, Utah St, Fresno St, Oregon, California and Arizona St and those teams have a total of 24 wins putting them at the top of this list. At the bottom you will see your winless teams UCF, North Texas, New Mexico St and Kansas. While there are only 4 winless teams, my chart grades 9 teams as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe.

Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:

Strength of Wins

Strength of Wins

Strength of Wins

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Utah

6

24

1

Houston

6

9

44

New Mexico

4

3

87

Ohio St

7

23

2

Duke

5

9

44

West Virginia

3

3

87

LSU

6

22

3

Arizona

5

9

44

Akron

3

3

87

Michigan St

7

22

3

North Carolina

5

9

44

Old Dominion

3

3

87

Iowa

7

21

5

Bowling Green

5

9

44

Oregon St

2

3

87

Alabama

6

21

5

Kentucky

4

9

44

Hawaii

2

3

87

Florida

6

20

7

Illinois

4

9

44

Vanderbilt

2

3

87

BYU

5

18

8

Auburn

4

9

44

Virginia

2

3

87

TCU

7

17

9

Wisconsin

5

8

52

Maryland

2

3

87

Florida St

6

16

10

Texas

2

8

52

UNLV

2

3

87

Memphis

6

16

10

Western Mich

3

8

52

UMass

1

3

87

Northwestern

5

16

10

Oregon

4

7

55

Wyoming

1

3

87

Texas A&M

5

16

10

East Carolina

4

7

55

Southern Miss

4

2

99

Michigan

5

16

10

Miami, Fl

4

7

55

Connecticut

3

2

99

Oklahoma

5

15

15

Arkansas St

4

7

55

Kent St

3

2

99

Penn St

5

15

15

San Diego St

4

7

55

FIU

3

2

99

Toledo

6

14

17

Washington

3

7

55

Georgia Tech

2

2

99

Clemson

6

14

17

South Carolina

3

7

55

Fresno St

2

2

99

Notre Dame

6

14

17

Texas Tech

5

6

62

UTSA

1

2

99

Stanford

5

14

17

Louisiana Tech

4

6

62

Appalachian St

5

1

106

UCLA

4

14

17

Syracuse

3

6

62

GA Southern

5

1

106

WKU

6

13

22

Tulsa

3

6

62

Rice

3

1

106

California

5

13

22

Central Mich

3

6

62

Ball St

2

1

106

Miss St

5

13

22

USF

3

6

62

Buffalo

2

1

106

Temple

6

12

25

Nevada

3

6

62

UL Lafayette

2

1

106

Oklahoma St

6

12

25

NC State

4

5

69

Idaho

2

1

106

Baylor

6

12

25

N Illinois

4

5

69

Army

2

1

106

Ohio

5

12

25

Kansas St

3

5

69

Florida Atlantic

1

1

106

Indiana

4

12

25

Cincinnati

3

5

69

Eastern Mich

1

1

106

Minnesota

4

12

25

Wake Forest

3

5

69

Iowa St

2

0

116

Arizona St

4

11

31

Virginia Tech

3

5

69

Tulane

2

0

116

Nebraska

3

11

31

South Alabama

3

5

69

UTEP

2

0

116

Marshall

6

10

33

Arkansas

2

5

69

Texas St

1

0

116

Mississippi

5

10

33

Air Force

3

4

77

Troy

1

0

116

Pittsburgh

5

10

33

Boston College

3

4

77

ULM

1

0

116

Georgia

5

10

33

Louisville

2

4

77

Purdue

1

0

116

Boise St

5

10

33

Rutgers

3

4

77

SMU

1

0

116

Navy

4

10

33

Colorado

3

4

77

Miami, OH

1

0

116

Missouri

4

10

33

Middle Tenn

3

4

77

Kansas

0

0

116

Utah St

4

10

33

Charlotte

2

4

77

New Mexico St

0

0

116

Washington St

4

10

33

San Jose St

3

4

77

North Texas

0

0

116

USC

3

10

33

Colorado St

3

4

77

UCF

0

0

116

Tennessee

3

10

33

Georgia St

2

4

77

Pain of Losses

This next chart we will go over is the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. While there are 14 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 8 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Of those 8, 3 teams have 2 losses to unbeaten foes. Wyoming still hanging around at the top of this list with a combined 24 foe losses. Their foe losses include Air Force, Appalachian St, New Mexico, Washington St, E Michigan and North Dakota. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 4 towards the combined foe loss record due to the weakness of the opponent.

Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank:

Pain of Losses

Pain of Losses

Pain of Losses

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Wyoming

6

24

128

Texas St

4

7

83

GA Southern

1

3

42

New Mexico St

6

22

127

Syracuse

3

7

83

Texas

4

2

31

UCF

7

21

126

Southern Miss

3

7

83

Louisville

4

2

31

Eastern Mich

6

20

125

Central Mich

4

6

69

Iowa St

4

2

31

Georgia St

4

19

124

Virginia Tech

4

6

69

Oregon

3

2

31

ULM

5

18

123

Akron

4

6

69

Cincinnati

3

2

31

North Texas

6

16

120

Virginia

4

6

69

Northwestern

2

2

31

UNLV

5

16

120

Kent St

4

6

69

Auburn

2

2

31

UTEP

4

16

120

Tulane

4

6

69

Alabama

1

2

31

UTSA

6

15

115

Minnesota

3

6

69

Stanford

1

2

31

Miami, OH

6

15

115

Tennessee

3

6

69

Marshall

1

2

31

Army

5

15

115

Western Mich

3

6

69

Duke

1

2

31

Charlotte

4

15

115

Washington

3

6

69

Kansas St

3

1

23

FIU

4

15

115

Arkansas St

3

6

69

West Virginia

3

1

23

Nevada

4

14

113

San Diego St

3

6

69

Miss St

2

1

23

Idaho

4

14

113

Louisiana Tech

3

6

69

Mississippi

2

1

23

Kansas

6

13

109

Ohio

2

6

69

Illinois

2

1

23

Florida Atlantic

5

13

109

Boston College

4

5

62

Wisconsin

2

1

23

Troy

5

13

109

Indiana

3

5

62

Texas A&M

1

1

23

Colorado

4

13

109

Missouri

3

5

62

Navy

1

1

23

Purdue

6

12

104

USC

3

5

62

Michigan

2

0

1

Ball St

5

12

104

Air Force

3

5

62

Penn St

2

0

1

San Jose St

4

12

104

Rice

3

5

62

Texas Tech

2

0

1

Buffalo

4

12

104

Washington St

2

5

62

Florida

1

0

1

UL Lafayette

4

12

104

Georgia Tech

5

4

49

Notre Dame

1

0

1

UMass

5

11

101

Arkansas

4

4

49

California

1

0

1

Fresno St

5

11

101

Arizona St

3

4

49

Pittsburgh

1

0

1

Colorado St

4

11

101

East Carolina

3

4

49

Appalachian St

1

0

1

Hawaii

5

10

99

Tulsa

3

4

49

Utah

0

0

1

New Mexico

3

10

99

USF

3

4

49

Ohio St

0

0

1

Vanderbilt

4

9

95

Rutgers

3

4

49

LSU

0

0

1

Connecticut

4

9

95

BYU

2

4

49

Michigan St

0

0

1

South Alabama

3

9

95

UCLA

2

4

49

Iowa

0

0

1

Old Dominion

3

9

95

Georgia

2

4

49

TCU

0

0

1

Nebraska

4

8

91

Boise St

2

4

49

Florida St

0

0

1

Middle Tenn

4

8

91

Oklahoma

1

4

49

Memphis

0

0

1

N Illinois

3

8

91

North Carolina

1

4

49

Toledo

0

0

1

NC State

2

8

91

Utah St

2

3

42

Clemson

0

0

1

SMU

5

7

83

Kentucky

2

3

42

Temple

0

0

1

South Carolina

4

7

83

Arizona

2

3

42

Oklahoma St

0

0

1

Wake Forest

4

7

83

Bowling Green

2

3

42

Baylor

0

0

1

Oregon St

4

7

83

Miami, Fl

2

3

42

Houston

0

0

1

Maryland

4

7

83

WKU

1

3

42

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top teams are Utah, Ohio St, LSU and Michigan St. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Appalachian St (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Appalachian St is the only team that has a win vs a winless team, a win vs a 1 win team, and their only loss was vs Clemson one of the unbeaten teams. So they will have a 1-0 record.

Overall

Overall

Overall

Wins

Losses

%

Wins

Losses

%

Wins

Losses

%

Utah

24

0

100.0%

Arizona

9

3

75.0%

Nevada

6

14

30.0%

Ohio St

23

0

100.0%

Bowling Green

9

3

75.0%

Oregon St

3

7

30.0%

LSU

22

0

100.0%

West Virginia

3

1

75.0%

Maryland

3

7

30.0%

Michigan St

22

0

100.0%

Arizona St

11

4

73.3%

Colorado St

4

11

26.7%

Iowa

21

0

100.0%

Georgia

10

4

71.4%

San Jose St

4

12

25.0%

Florida

20

0

100.0%

Boise St

10

4

71.4%

Vanderbilt

3

9

25.0%

TCU

17

0

100.0%

Cincinnati

5

2

71.4%

Old Dominion

3

9

25.0%

Michigan

16

0

100.0%

Indiana

12

5

70.6%

Kent St

2

6

25.0%

Florida St

16

0

100.0%

Miami, Fl

7

3

70.0%

GA Southern

1

3

25.0%

Memphis

16

0

100.0%

North Carolina

9

4

69.2%

Colorado

4

13

23.5%

Penn St

15

0

100.0%

Minnesota

12

6

66.7%

Hawaii

3

10

23.1%

Notre Dame

14

0

100.0%

Ohio

12

6

66.7%

New Mexico

3

10

23.1%

Toledo

14

0

100.0%

Missouri

10

5

66.7%

Southern Miss

2

7

22.2%

Clemson

14

0

100.0%

USC

10

5

66.7%

UMass

3

11

21.4%

California

13

0

100.0%

Washington St

10

5

66.7%

Charlotte

4

15

21.1%

Temple

12

0

100.0%

Louisville

4

2

66.7%

Connecticut

2

9

18.2%

Oklahoma St

12

0

100.0%

East Carolina

7

4

63.6%

Georgia St

4

19

17.4%

Baylor

12

0

100.0%

Tennessee

10

6

62.5%

Rice

1

5

16.7%

Pittsburgh

10

0

100.0%

Tulsa

6

4

60.0%

UNLV

3

16

15.8%

Houston

9

0

100.0%

USF

6

4

60.0%

Fresno St

2

11

15.4%

Texas Tech

6

0

100.0%

Nebraska

11

8

57.9%

UTSA

2

15

11.8%

Appalachian St

1

0

100.0%

Western Mich

8

6

57.1%

FIU

2

15

11.8%

Texas A&M

16

1

94.1%

Arkansas

5

4

55.6%

Wyoming

3

24

11.1%

Miss St

13

1

92.9%

Washington

7

6

53.8%

Ball St

1

12

7.7%

Alabama

21

2

91.3%

Arkansas St

7

6

53.8%

Buffalo

1

12

7.7%

Mississippi

10

1

90.9%

San Diego St

7

6

53.8%

UL Lafayette

1

12

7.7%

Navy

10

1

90.9%

South Carolina

7

7

50.0%

Florida Atlantic

1

13

7.1%

Illinois

9

1

90.0%

Central Mich

6

6

50.0%

Idaho

1

14

6.7%

Northwestern

16

2

88.9%

Louisiana Tech

6

6

50.0%

Army

1

15

6.3%

Wisconsin

8

1

88.9%

Rutgers

4

4

50.0%

Eastern Mich

1

20

4.8%

Stanford

14

2

87.5%

Iowa St

0

2

50.0%

Tulane

0

6

0.0%

Marshall

10

2

83.3%

Syracuse

6

7

46.2%

SMU

0

7

0.0%

Kansas St

5

1

83.3%

Virginia Tech

5

6

45.5%

Texas St

0

7

0.0%

BYU

18

4

81.8%

Boston College

4

5

44.4%

Purdue

0

12

0.0%

Auburn

9

2

81.8%

Air Force

4

5

44.4%

Kansas

0

13

0.0%

Duke

9

2

81.8%

Wake Forest

5

7

41.7%

Miami, OH

0

15

0.0%

WKU

13

3

81.3%

N Illinois

5

8

38.5%

Troy

0

12

0.0%

Texas

8

2

80.0%

NC State

5

8

38.5%

North Texas

0

16

0.0%

Oklahoma

15

4

78.9%

South Alabama

5

9

35.7%

UTEP

0

16

0.0%

UCLA

14

4

77.8%

Middle Tenn

4

8

33.3%

ULM

0

18

0.0%

Oregon

7

2

77.8%

Akron

3

6

33.3%

UCF

0

21

0.0%

Utah St

10

3

76.9%

Virginia

3

6

33.3%

New Mexico St

0

22

0.0%

Kentucky

9

3

75.0%

Georgia Tech

2

4

33.3%

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